Many of you will have blogs that relate to your handmade and creative businesses. You know they can be a great marketing tool, and you know that you need to spend some time working on them. But I’m guessing that for at least some of you, there’s always that pull telling you that you should be creating or making and not blogging. There’s always something that needs doing when … [Read more...] about Blog Organization for Creative Businesses
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How to motivate yourself when you work at home
Working from home is one of the things most of my friends envy about me. But they’ve never put themselves in my situation and don’t know the downside of it. Today I can say, I love it very much and I’m working hard everyday to maintain this little advantage. I’m Nicoletta, an Italian graphic designer and I have a startup that I manage from my home in south London. I started my … [Read more...] about How to motivate yourself when you work at home
Growing & Organizing Your Subscriber List: Interview with Caylie Price
I'm going to be honest, I'm not the best at being organized. Yes, I'm that typical creative bird with her mind off in the clouds so much of the time. So when I read about the theme this month my first inclination was to find someone else to interview who is much more organized than I. Almost immediately, I knew who that was - Caylie Price of Better Business, Better … [Read more...] about Growing & Organizing Your Subscriber List: Interview with Caylie Price
Productivity and Goal Achieving Hacks for Creatives
For this month's Operation Organization theme on OMHG here are some hacks for creatives that can help you increase your productivity and get more done during the day. WAIT TO CHECK YOUR EMAIL Email can be a major time suck for us. It’s not farfetched for me to assume that you get hundreds of emails every day! A huge game changer for me was something I learned from my friend … [Read more...] about Productivity and Goal Achieving Hacks for Creatives
Designing a collection – how to stay sane and organised
When you're creating a new range or collection there are lots of elements that need to come together and it's easy to lose control of one or more of them if you don't stay organised and focused. Here are a few organisational tips I learned during the creation of my latest Wondercook collection. . Getting started: The start is, in some ways, the hardest part of any project. … [Read more...] about Designing a collection – how to stay sane and organised
